News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The Security Sector Reform (SSR) division of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Wednesday 8 October 2014 oganised its monthly luncheon-debate in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation on the theme: Security and elections. Participants included members of civil society, parliament…

The grassroots campaign team of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) known as ONUCI-Tour visited Blole village, 660 km west of Man on Friday 10 October 2014 to discuss the involvement of the people in the strengthening of social cohesion. Representatives of the UNOCI Bangladeshi police…

11 October 2014 All over the world, an alarming number of adolescent girls are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated and even murdered. The threat of violence at the hands of family members, partners, teachers and peers grossly violates their rights, diminishes their power and suppresses their…

13 October 2014 As a human family, we are growing older. Globally, approximately 700 million people – 10 per cent of the world's population – are over the age of 60, and by 2030, there will be more elderly persons than children for the first time in history. This year's commemoration of the…

"ONUCI-Tour", the mobile sensitsation team of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) visited the inhabitants of Gogo, 680 km north of Abidjan on 10 October 2014 to discuss the theme: 'Mechanisms for conflict prevention and management'. The campaign comes several months after a bloody conflict…

In a bid to improve the performance of the Ivorian police and gendarmerie services, the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a 5-day seminar last week for 20 senior officers on strategic planning. Participants who included…

On the occasion of the back-to-school sporting season in Guiglo and Blolequin, the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) seized the opportunity to sensitise the population of the two towns on peace and reconciliation, the fight against gender-based violence, family…

15 October 2014 My mother has lived her whole life in the countryside. Although she did not receive much of a formal education, I grew up appreciating her wisdom, resilience and intelligence. In the course of my subsequent public service, I came to see that these qualities are shared by millions of…

The Special Representative of UN Secretary-general in Cote d'Ivoire, Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou on Friday 10 October 2014 received in audience the Regional Representative of the Office of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN- Women in Dakar, Mrs. Josephine Odera. The two…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aichatou Mindaoudou, on Wednesday, met a delegation of the Network of Electoral Commissions of the Community of West African States - Réseau des Commissions Electorales de la Communauté des Etats de l'Afrique…

Abidjan, 16 October 2014...The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aichatou Mindaoudou, today, met with the Ivorian Head of State, President Alassane Ouattara, to discuss the political situation and electoral process in the country. The visit was…

16 October 2014 Today, and every day, we eat thanks to the labours of family farmers. They run the vast majority of farms in the world. They preserve natural resources and agro-biodiversity. They are the cornerstone of inclusive and sustainable agriculture and food systems. It is fitting that in…